Meaning & use
Yutz
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A foolish, clumsy, or socially inept person, used as a mild insult.
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Stop being such a yutz and just ask her out already.
He felt like a total yutz after tripping in front of everyone.
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Borrowed from Yiddish and popularized in American English through comedy and film.
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